Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-05

lie Wlnts the large fish to eat the small
ones;Nd again: "lt makes the saloon
Keeps responsible for the acts of his
custner." Let us see. In Nebraska
they ave that law, that Mr.. Morehead
speaE of with q blast of trumpets. On
Frldf, July ed, inst, there was hung
IN tn jail-yard in Oloe county, Nebr.,
ayo1h g man by the name of Hoffman.
Tor ,fecking train on the Mo. P.R.R.
He 'fas drunk at the time, for fact,
and pat in a state where the saloon
kee1f r is responsible for The acts of his
Gust |mers. But one part of that law
Was|not carried out, for, instead of
han ling the saloon-keeper, they hung
his customer. Now suppose, Mr.. More~
hea, that there had been no place for
hin to purchase whiskey. Do you think
TIT he would have wrecked that train !?
sippose he had drank at the river, as
ytl advise, do you think he would have
ItDne the deed for which he paid his
|life? Did you ever see a strong man
|Weep over his weakness, see him pray
pr deliverance from the snares of the
fmpter, wiring his hands until great
Dads of sweat stood out upon his
bbw, his muscles standing like whip
Gods? 1t not. don't preach lntemper-
any, for you know nothing about it,
notEhe manhood nor strength it requi-
res p'master it. TX
Y W remind me of the colored
preacher who always divided his sub
ject tlto three parts. The first was that
WHO he knew little about, and his
audih bee nothing. Second, that which
his Audience knew a little and he no.
thing Third, that which he nor his
audi ce neither knew anything about.
Gdl bless the efforts of the W.C.T.U.
Yo9are laboring in good cause, and
the hunts of opponents can not iniure
youI Go forth, conquering and to con.
quef and thousands upon thousands
will ise up to call you blessed, and the
blacf clouds which have so long dark
ened our sky, will be scattered by gold
en- btams of truth and temperance.
Yd urs for prohibition in a prohibition
state JAMES GUNDERsoN.
A prominent business man Of Dell
Rapids at whose home we were magni-
licently entertained, picked up cur copy
of the Herald, containing the article
causing SO much comment, and very
pointedly showed us how Friend More
head erred in his statement in regard
to Iowa. He said, "tell that man, 1 have
just returned from Iowa, and after con.
versing with one hundred men about
The effect Of the prohibitory law and
found only three that did not say that
the law was not enforced as well as any
other, and to take it in every sense, pro-
hibition in Iowa was by no means a
failure, but a success in that in many
places men who would drink were dri-
ven to the necessity Of hiding it away,
thus drinking as violaters of the law
and not by it's sanction"
We are inclined to believe that such
prohibition as that, is much better than
high license. If men want to drink, let
them hide away in the darkest corner
they can find, and not corrupt our
children with the open saloon and all
its debasing accomplishments.
Inever appreciated our own county
more than while on my trip. In every
town [ was obliged to pass the murder
mills, and see the workmanship of
these mills in the shape of some poor
maudlin soul. One place it was a drum
ken man, wild, crazed, staggering the
streets, frenzied into loud out-cries and
oats, while by his side drudged the lit
tie innocent girl of perhaps six and the
disgraced, heart-broken, but still faith
full wife, using every effort to induce
him to go with them to their desolate
home, despoiled, but free from the
tempter while there, for they lived on
farm. That county grants no licence,
but the town council concluded that
they needed the revenue to build side.
walks, &c. Farmers, do you see how
it is? You derive no benefit from this
revenue but you must pay it, and in re-
turn the towns license men to send you
home, penniless, robbed of your man
hood and every noble impulse.
When my little boy frightened by
the drunken man, and cried to go home,
for fear the saloon-keeper might catch
him, l said "thank the Lord that my
home is in country that does not al
low the rum-seller to catch boys and
men,. I found NLinnehaha, Moody,
Miner, Lake and Sanborn counties, all
girding on tho armor for the battle in
favor of the home and local prohibition
under the local option act, and all feel
sanguine of success. Prohibition
leagues are organized in all the coun-
ties and townships, cooperating hearth
ly with the w. G. Z. U.